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fertilizin

fertilizin noun: a hypothetical substance supposed to be the active agent in fertilization, having two side chains, one reacting with the sperm, the other with the ovum.

Noun

fertilizin (uncountable)

  1. A hypothetical substance supposed to be the active agent in fertilization, having two side chains, one reacting with the sperm, the other with the ovum.

fertilizin meaning in Tamil

fertilizin in Tamil

பேட்டிலைசின்

Origin of fertilizin

From fertilize + -in.

Words formed from fertilizin

Questions about fertilizin

What does fertilizin mean?
Fertilizin means a hypothetical substance supposed to be the active agent in fertilization, having two side chains, one reacting with the sperm, the other with the ovum.
What is fertilizin in Tamil?
Fertilizin in Tamil is பேட்டிலைசின். See Fertilizin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fertilizin?
Fertilizin is a noun.

Words near fertilizin in the dictionary

  1. fertilize
  2. fertilized
  3. fertilizer
  4. fertilizers
  5. fertilizes
  6. fertilizin
  7. fertilizing
  8. fertiloscope
  9. fertiloscopes
  10. fertiloscopic
  11. fertiloscopies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fertilizin (page history and authors); fertilizin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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